| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  Namibia |
| Runner-up |  Zimbabwe |
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The 2014 Africa Cup was the fourteenth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union tournament for African nations organised by the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR). [1] The tournament, as well as the 2012 and 2013 editions of it, served as the qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Changes from the 2013 Africa Cup:
Namibia was promoted to Division 1A
Uganda was relegated to Division 1B
Ivory Coast was promoted to Division 1B
Botswana was relegated to Division 1C
Eswatini was added to Division 1C despite not competing last year, replacing 
Niger, who will instead play in Division 2 North
DR Congo was scheduled to play in Division 3 Central in 2013, but was unable to. They will compete in the new Division 2 South tournament.
Burkina Faso, 
Mali, 
Ghana, 
Togo, 
Benin, Niger Division 1A was held between 26 June and 6 July 2014, at the Mahamasina Municipal Stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The winner qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup as Africa 1, and the runner up qualified for the repechage. The competing teams were:
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Namibia (22) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 59 | +76 | 10 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe (30) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 56 | +49 | 10 |
| 3 |  Kenya (33) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 10 |
| 4 |  Madagascar (35) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 180 | –148 | 0 |
Numbers in parentheses are pre-tournament IRB rankings
Match Schedule [2]
| 28 June 2014 | Kenya | 29 – 22 | Namibia | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar | ||
| 13:00 (EAT) | Try: Humphrey Kayange, Michael Okombe, Edwin Achayo, Andrew Amonde Con: Lavin Asego 3 Pen: Lavin Asego | Match Report | Try: Heinrich Smit 2, Chrysander Botha Con: Theuns Kotzé 2 Pen: Theuns Kotzé | Attendance: 35,000 Referee:  Luke Pearce |
| 28 June 2014 | Zimbabwe | 57 – 22 | Madagascar | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar | ||
| 15:00 (EAT) | Try: Jacques Leitao 4, Lambert Groenewald, Riaan O'Neill, Stephan Hunduza, Farai Mudariki Con: Guy Cronjé 6, Lenience Tambwera Pen: Guy Cronjé | Match Report | Try: Jean de Dieu Rakotonirina, Jose Rakoto Harison, Solonirina Rasoanaivo Con: Jose Rakoto Harison 2 Pen: Jose Rakoto Harison | Attendance: 35,000 Referee:  Lourens van der Merwe |
| 2 July 2014 | Zimbabwe | 20 – 24 | Namibia | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar | ||
| 13:00 (EAT) | Try: Daniel Hondo, Tangai Nemadire Con: Guy Cronjé 2 Pen: Guy Cronjé 2 | Match Report | Try: Penalty try, Renaldo Bothma, Rohan Kitshoff Con: Theuns Kotzé 3 Pen: Theuns Kotzé | Referee:  Francisco Pastrana |
| 2 July 2014 | Kenya | 34 – 0 | Madagascar | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar | ||
| 15:00 (EAT) | Referee: Luke Pearce |
| 6 July 2014 | Kenya | 10 – 28 | Zimbabwe | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar | ||
| Match Report | Try: Hilton Mudariki, Riaan O'Neill, Guy Cronjé Con: Guy Cronjé 2 Pen: Guy Cronjé 3 | Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| 6 July 2014 | Madagascar | 10 – 89 | Namibia | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar | ||
| Match Report | Try: Renaldo Bothma 4, David Philander 2, Penalty try 2, Rohan Kitshoff, Jaco Engels, Chrysander Botha, Heinrich Smit, Johan Tromp Con: Theuns Kotzé 12 | Referee: Francisco Pastrana |
Division 1B was held between 9 and 14 June 2014, in Tunis, Tunisia. The competing teams were:
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 June 2014 | ||||||
| Uganda | 19 | |||||
| 14 June 2014 | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 21 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 6 | |||||
| 10 June 2014 | ||||||
 Tunisia | 26 | |||||
| Tunisia | 22 | |||||
 Senegal | 14 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 14 June 2014 | ||||||
| Uganda | 31 | |||||
| Senegal | 32 | |||||
Semi-finals
| 10 June 2014 | Uganda | 19 – 21 | Ivory Coast | Stade Municipal, Nabeul, Tunisia | ||
| 10 June 2014 | Tunisia | 22 – 14 | Senegal | Stade Municipal, Nabeul, Tunisia | ||
3rd Place Playoff
| 14 June 2014 | Uganda | 31 – 32 | Senegal | Stade Municipal, Nabeul, Tunisia | ||
Final
| 14 June 2014 | Tunisia | 26 – 6 | Ivory Coast | Stade Municipal, Nabeul, Tunisia | ||
Division 1C was held between 14 and 21 June 2014, in Gaborone, Botswana.
Morocco were initially supposed to play in Division 1C, but withdrew; they were replaced by South African club side, the 2014 SARU Community Cup champions Rustenburg Impala. [3]
The competing teams were:
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Rustenburg Impala | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 36 | +165 | 15 |
| 2 |  Mauritius | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 218 | 78 | +140 | 10 |
| 3 | Botswana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 68 | +93 | 10 |
| 4 |  Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 126 | −35 | 5 |
| 5 |  Zambia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 153 | −92 | 5 |
| 6 | Eswatini | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 281 | −271 | 0 |
Match Schedule [4]
| 15 June 2014 | Mauritius | 17 – 61 | Rustenburg Impala | University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | ||
| 15 June 2014 | Botswana | 86 – 0 | Eswatini | University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | ||
| 15 June 2014 | Nigeria | 20 – 30 | Zambia | University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | ||
| 18 June 2014 | Nigeria | 61 – 10 | Eswatini | University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | ||
| 18 June 2014 | Zambia | 17 – 67 | Mauritius | University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | ||
| 18 June 2014 | Botswana | 9 – 54 | Rustenburg Impala | University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | ||
| 21 June 2014 | Botswana | 66 – 14 | Zambia | University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | ||
| 21 June 2014 | Rustenburg Impala | 86 – 10 | Nigeria | University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | ||
| 21 June 2014 | Mauritius | 134 – 0 | Eswatini | University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | ||
Like in 2013, Division 2 is divided into North and South Groups. The North tournament was conducted under 7-a-side laws (similar to the 2012 tournament), while the South tournament was conducted under 15-a-side laws.
The North Group tournament was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 17 and 18 May 2014. The competing teams were:
| Place | Nation [5] | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Togo | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 13 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 31 | +59 | 13 |
| 3 | Ghana | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 37 | +63 | 12 |
| 4 | Niger | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 9 |
| 5 | Mali | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 8 |
| 6 | Benin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 145 | -133 | 5 |
Match Schedule
| 17 May 2014 | Mali | 26 – 5 | Benin | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 17 May 2014 | Burkina Faso | 5 – 12 | Togo | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 17 May 2014 | Niger | 0 – 10 | Ghana | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 17 May 2014 | Togo | 22 – 0 | Benin | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 17 May 2014 | Mali | 12 – 12 | Ghana | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 17 May 2014 | Niger | 7 – 12 | Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 17 May 2014 | Ghana | 33 – 0 | Benin | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 17 May 2014 | Niger | 7 – 26 | Togo | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 17 May 2014 | Burkina Faso | 15 – 7 | Mali | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 17 May 2014 | Togo | 0 – 40 | Ghana | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 17 May 2014 | Burkina Faso | 33 – 0 | Benin | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 17 May 2014 | Niger | 12 – 0 | Mali | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 18 May 2014 | Burkina Faso | 25 – 5 | Ghana | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 18 May 2014 | Mali | 5 – 7 | Togo | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 18 May 2014 | Niger | 31 – 7 | Benin | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 18 May 2014 | Mali | 25 – 12 | Benin | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 18 May 2014 | Mali | 5 – 5 | Benin | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 18 May 2014 | Togo | 10 – 5 | Niger | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 18 May 2014 | Burkina Faso | 8 – 5 | Ghana | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 18 May 2014 | Niger | 10 – 5 | Ghana | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 18 May 2014 | Burkina Faso | 15 – 5 | Togo | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
The South Group tournament was held in Kigali, Rwanda in between 3–7 June 2014. The competing teams were:
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 |  Rwanda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | DR Congo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Burundi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 0 | 4 |
Only 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo players arrived for their match against Burundi. A match was played, with DRC winning 20-7. [6] However, Burundi were awarded the match on forfeit, due to DRC only having 11 eligible players available. [7]
| 3 June 2014 | Burundi | 6-15 | Rwanda | Amahoro Stadium, Kigali City, Rwanda | ||
| Pen: Christian Mugabonihera 2 | Report | Try: Abdul Ngoge, Benjamin Makombe, Vincent Kamali |
| 5 June 2014 | Burundi | Burundi win on forfeit | DR Congo | Amahoro Stadium, Kigali City, Rwanda | ||
| 7 June 2014 | Rwanda | 5 - 9 | DR Congo | Amahoro Stadium, Kigali City, Rwanda | ||
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